Gandey is a village in the Gandey

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Giridih Sadar subdivision Giridih Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India. History In 1837, according to old British records, Hazaribagh district was divided into 12 police stations (thanas) of which Khar ...

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Giridih district Giridih district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwe ...

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

Geography

Location

Gandey is located at .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the

Chota Nagpur plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the b ...

, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Gandey had a total population of 2,798, of which 1,460 (52%) were males and 1,338 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 468. The total number of literate persons in Gandey was 1,824 (78.28% of the population over 6 years).

Civic administration

Police station

Gandey police station has jurisdiction over the Gandey CD block. According to old British records, Gandey PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Gandey CD block are located at Gandey village.

Transport

The Giridih-Margomunda Road passes through Gandey.

Education

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educa ...

was established in 1994 at Gandey. It is a co-educational residential school for children from class VI to class XII. These schools provide free high quality education plus ample extracurricular activities, boarding, lodging etc. for talented rural children. It has physics, chemistry biology and computer labs. Amongst the many sports facilities there is a 400m running track (international norm). Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry, Government of India, manages these schools.

References

{{Giridih District Villages in Giridih district